"Daddy, will you die?"
Joseph kept asking, but Bruce could no longer answer him.
The sudden silence in the operating room almost suffocated everyone.
Nicole could not help but walk in and pulled Joseph out of Bruce's embrace.
There were still tears at the corner of Bruce's eyes, but he had already stopped breathing.
However, Joseph still looked at him and asked, "Daddy, will you die?"
"Joseph, don't be like this!"
Nicole was extremely sad and distressed. She hugged Joseph tightly in her arms, but Joseph was still
asking, "Will Daddy die?"
"Daddy will be watching over you in heaven."
"Daddy won't die."
Joseph finally shed tears, his voice so fragile and heartbreaking.
Nicole wanted to carry Joseph out, but Joseph grabbed Bruce's hand tight and wouldn't let go no
matter what.
"Daddy, you promised me to hang out with me, to tell me stories, and many other things. But you
haven't done them yet. Daddy, get up. Don't sleep. Please get up!"
He broke free from Nicole's embrace, shook Bruce's arm, and pleaded again and again.
"I will be good and listen to you. I promise you. I won't talk back anymore no matter what you say. I
promise I will listen to you. Daddy, please! Get up! Get up!"
Seeing Joseph like this, Nicole realized what she worried about the most ended up happening. She
held Joseph's hand and said, "Joseph, don't be like this. Otherwise, your daddy will be sad."
"I want Daddy! Mommy, can you tell Daddy to respond? I was not a good kid, but I promise I'll definitely
listen to him. Can you tell him to talk to me?"
Joseph's eyes were full of tears. Seeing him so sad, Nicole felt extremely heartbroken.
"Joseph, I'll take you home."
"No! I want to be with Daddy! I want Daddy!"
"Joseph, you still have me, Samuel, Lucas, your grandma, and Zoe. You still have many families, and
we will all love you!"
"But none of you is my daddy."
Hearing this, Nicole was stunned immediately.
She always felt that she treated Joseph very well, but she did not expect that for Joseph, the most
important people were still his relatives by blood, especially his parents.
Joseph started to show his partiality on the day he knew who his biological parents were. Now this
person that meant everything to Joseph was also gone. Looking at Joseph's expression, Nicole was
really worried about him.
"Joseph, as long as you agree, Samuel and I can be your daddy and mommy."
Joseph leaned against Bruce's arm without saying anything. Then, he even took off his shoes and went
on the operating table, lying in Bruce's arm.
He hugged Bruce's waist and whispered, "Daddy, can you hug me? I want your hug. Please hug me as
you did just now, would you?"
Seeing this, Nicole immediately burst into tears.
She couldn't help but run out.
Samuel had already woken up. Seeing tears streaming down Nicole's face, he asked, "What's wrong?"
"We lost Bruce."
Nicole sobbed out and threw herself into Samuel's embrace. "I'm afraid we will also lose Joseph."
"We won't!"
Samuel patted her back and comforted her, but he was actually somewhat worried.
"Is Joseph still in there?"
"Yes. Go in and take a look."
Nicole let go of Samuel.
The scene there was truly heartbreaking, and she could not bear it.
The moment Samuel opened the door of the operating room, he seemed to be pinned on the ground.
Bruce had stopped breathing, but Joseph actually put Bruce's arms around himself and said again and
again, "Daddy, can you hug me? I'll be a good kid."
Samuel's eyes suddenly filled with tears.
He quickly stepped forward and forcibly pulled Joseph out of Bruce's embrace.
"Let go of me! I want my daddy! I want my daddy!"
Joseph struggled like crazy.
However, Samuel forcibly hugged him and said, "Joseph, calm down. Your daddy is gone!"
"No way! I want my daddy! I want my daddy! I want my daddy to hug me! I don't want you!"
Joseph cried loudly, his voice mournful and heartbreaking.
Samuel also cried but said to the people outside, "Take him out!"
"No! No! Don't touch my daddy!"
Joseph struggled and even bit down on Samuel's wrist desperately with all his strength.
Samuel felt a prickle on his wrist. It seemed his skin broke. But he hugged Samuel tightly as people
pushed Bruce out.
Seeing this, Satan felt pity and said, "Poor child. Let me hug him."
"Go away!"
Samuel's aura was cold now, and even the air around him seemed to drop to the freezing point.
Nicole knew that Samuel was furious because Bruce died and Joseph broke down.
She wanted to take over Joseph, but Samuel didn't want anyone to help.
He carried the crying Joseph in his arms and walked past Nicole without noticing her.
Joseph cried and finally fainted because he was exhausted from shouting.
Samuel hugged him tightly.
He looked at Bruce's corpse and said fiercely, "If you were still alive, I would definitely beat you up.
Since you can't give him a complete home and father's love, why did you come back, looking exactly
the same as Vincent? Bruce, right? I won't thank you. Although you did this for Vincent's sake, I don't
appreciate it. Joseph is Vincent's only child and closest person, but you hurt him. No matter how much
you did for Vincent, I won't forgive you for this alone. Never."
Samuel carried Joseph into the car. Under this circumstance, although Satan knew Joseph probably
wouldn't come back after he left this time, she couldn't stop him.
Nicole followed them to go back. When she passed by Kemp, she said hatefully, "You'd better be able
to bear the anger of the Green family."
Kemp frowned, but Nicole ignored him and got in the car.
When Satan came out, Kemp walked over immediately.
"Morgan, this is Mr. Don. He is very important to me. Could you please...?"
"No!"
Satan King, Morgan, directly rejected Kemp.
"Morgan, he is very important to me!"
"Everyone else is more important than me and the child. A few years ago, I told you to stay with me
and the child, but you said there was a more important person. Now, it was not easy for me to get a
disciple. I thought that I could fulfill my wish to be a mother, but you ruined it again. You killed my
disciple's father, but now you are actually asking me to help you save a person who is again very
important to you. Kemp, is everybody else more important than me and the child?"
Hearing Morgan's words, Kemp couldn't retort.
"It was an accident. I promise."
"I don't believe a single word of you. No matter what, I won't save this person. He just lost too much
blood and his life is not in danger. If you delay any longer, I'm afraid he will really die. Take him away
now, or you will definitely regret it."
As a wife, Morgan gave the last piece of advice to her husband.
Kemp wanted to say something but suddenly stopped.
"Mr. Vincent who was sent here just now..."
"He's dead!"
With that, Morgan turned around and left.
Kemp was shocked on the spot.
"He's dead?"
Although he wanted to compete with Bruce for rescuing time, he didn't want Bruce to die.
To them, Bruce was Vincent, the person Samuel cared about the most. Kemp simply didn't dare to
imagine the consequences now that Bruce had died at the hands of his people.
He suddenly trembled and said to the people beside him, "Hurry up! Prepare a speedboat or a
helicopter! Send Mr. Don to a big city for rescue! Just in case, I'll go with him and you guys stay."
With that, Kemp fled with Mark regardless of what others thought.
Shortly after he left, Samuel gave a direct order to Jacob.
"Smash Dungeon at all costs. Unite with the police!"
"Got it!"
Not long after Jacob received the order, Dungeon, which had been prevailing for a long time, was
completely destroyed. A large number of cultural relics were searched out and the police intervened.
When Kemp got the news, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Fortunately, Morgan reminded him and he had left in advance. Otherwise, he would have been
arrested by now.
However, Mark said nothing with his eyes closed. No one knew what he was thinking.
After Samuel and Nicole returned to the Seapolis City, Samuel went back home without stopping.
When Laurel saw Samuel come back, she originally wanted to turn around and leave but stopped when
she saw Joseph in his arms.
"What happened to Joseph?"
"What happened? You tell me. Bruce died. Is this your plan? You know all this, don't you? Otherwise,
you wouldn't help Bruce deal with me. Both you and Bruce know that Vincent passed away five years
ago, but you've been hiding it from me. Now that a fake Vincent came back, you know it, and he knew
it. But have you thought about Joseph? Does he know his father is fake? Have you ever thought that a
four-year-old child can't bear to see his daddy die in front of him? Vincent is dead, but you are being
selfish and torturing his most beloved child. Mom, I'm very disappointed in you."
Hearing Samuel's harsh words, Laurel couldn't stand steady.
"I just want to revenge for Vincent! That person hid so deep that we couldn't find him with all our
connections. This is the last thing Bruce and I can do!"
"Are you happy with the result now?"
Samuel looked straight at Laurel.
Laurel's legs suddenly felt like jelly.
She fell down on the sofa and shook her head. "I promise I didn't want Bruce to die. I even think of him
as my son. I..."
"You are lucky enough since Joseph is fine. Otherwise, you'll regret it for the rest of your life!"
With that, Samuel directly carried Joseph upstairs and did not look at Laurel again.
Nicole followed Samuel and came in. When she saw Laurel, she suddenly didn't know how to face her.
"Nicole, are you blaming me, too?"
Laurel looked pitifully at Nicole.
Nicole directly turned her head away.
A sudden sound came from upstairs, attracting everyone's attention.
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